The recall involves vehicles with fold-flat second-row seats made between Oct. 28, 2016, and Aug. 16. Tesla believes only about 3 percent of the recalled vehicles have the issue.

Tesla says some cables in the seat may have been improperly tightened, which prevents the left seat from locking in an upright position. If it’s not properly locked, it could move forward during a crash.

The Palo Alto automaker says it has seen no reports of injuries from the issue, which was discovered during internal testing. Tesla began informing customers about the recall Thursday. Owners can take their Model X to a dealer for repairs or contact Tesla’s mobile repair units.

Airlines

Southwest

adding Hawaii

Southwest Airlines is finally going to start flying to Hawaii, and a top executive says ticket prices will get cheaper.

Flights will begin next year or in 2019, the discount carrier said. The initial service will be from California, said Chief Revenue Officer Andrew Watterson, without elaborating on specific routes.

The new service will test whether Southwest can compete against larger carriers on flights that take more than five hours from the West Coast. While some rivals offer premium cabins with roomier seats, full meals and more legroom, Southwest’s no-frills service is all coach class, with only snacks.

Starting in December, United plans to boost service on 11 routes between the mainland and Hawaii. It is is adding flights from its hubs in Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

“We don’t see Southwest having success in Hawaii due to an inferior product and an already crowded marketplace,” Hunter Keay, a Wolfe Research analyst, said in a note to clients this week, in which he speculated on potential service. “We expect Southwest will bleed margins here for a couple years before scaling back or exiting outright.”

Economy

IMF boss:

many pitfalls

The head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that a number of threats could derail the global economic recovery, despite signs that 2017 will be the best year for global growth since 2010.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde warned that global financial leaders need to beware of threats from growing political tensions to increased skepticism about the benefits of globalization and rising levels of income inequality.

Lagarde said it will be important for finance ministers from the IMF’s 189 countries to focus on addressing these threats at a time when the global economy appears to finally be in a sustained recovery following the deep recession caused by the 2008 financial crisis.

Lagarde’s warning comes as global financial leaders gathered in Washington for the annual meetings of the IMF and its sister lending organization, the World Bank.

Short-term rentals

Airbnb part

of Florida deal

Airbnb and a Miami developer say they’ve quietly created a first-of-its-kind apartment complex in central Florida designed to allow tenants to rent out their places for up to half of any year.

Developer Harvey Hernandez wouldn’t reveal exactly where the 324-unit building is but said it’s in Osceola County and a few minutes from the theme parks in the Kissimmee area, south of Orlando. He said he expects it to open early next year.

Osceola officials said they didn’t know about the project, called “Niido Powered by Airbnb.”

“Niido is a community where we embrace home sharing for the benefit of our tenants,” said Hernadez, CEO of Newgard Development.

He said Niido would allow renters to leases their units on Airbnb for up to 180 days per year. Any money earned would be shared between the renter and Niido, said Jaja Jackson of Airbnb.

Retail

Target, Google

team up more

Target is jumping into voice-activated shopping as it deepens its relationship with Google, offering thousands of items found in the store except for perishables like fruit and milk.

The move is happening as Google says shopping will be available this year through Google Assistant on iPhone and Android phones, joining its Google Home device and Android TV. So shoppers can shout out orders to their phone while they’re running around doing errands or just walking.

Target joins Walmart and Home Depot among others in partnering with Google on voice shopping as they seek to compete against Amazon’s dominance with its Echo devices.

Amazon started offering Echo voice assistants in late 2014, while Google made its debut with Google Home this year.

Target is also expanding nationwide its Google Express program that offers faster delivery from a test program in New York City and California.

Shoppers will be able to get deliveries within two days since the items will be shipped to a nearby Target store for free provided the purchase meets the $35 order minimum.

Next year, Target shoppers will be able to pick up their online purchases at a Target store where orders are ready in two hours as part of the Google Express program.

They’ll also be able to use Target’s loyalty card as an option for Google Express shoppers, giving them such benefits as a 5 percent discount off most purchases.